Mend-Meet Each Need with Dignity FY2022 filing

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Pacoima, CA501(c)(3)Since 1976Human ServicesEIN 23-7306337Revenue $11.5M in FY2022

On file with the IRSmendpoverty.org10641 San Fernando Rd, 91331-2626 · Pacoima, CATax-exempt since Jul 1976Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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With Dignity and respect, mends mission is to Meet the immediate needs of individuals and families and increase their access to opportunities that strengthen their capacity to thrive.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$647K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $411K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$647K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$242K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.5M
+108% vs prior year
Spent
$11.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$10.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$11.5M
FY2022▲ +108%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.0M
FY2021$10.3M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$11.5M
FY2023$13.3M
FY2024$10.8M
Expenses
$11.0M
FY2022▲ +88%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.9M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$11.0M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$11.0M
Net assets
$10.8M
FY2022▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$10.7M
FY2021$10.4M
FY2022$10.8M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$11.9M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1976.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $9.9M Management & general 6% · $608K Fundraising 4% · $470K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $647K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$163,243Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$142,031Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$121,625Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$116,754Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director Program Strategy
$103,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janet Marinaccio’s $198K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2021FY2020
Janet Marinaccio$197,556$171,200$163,243$163,154$168,472$169,681
Chanya Blumenkrantz$171,839$148,848$142,031$138,557$145,364$135,281
Jenny Gutierrez$137,199$130,812$121,625$118,669$124,154$114,280
Scott Mikels$126,072$127,459$116,754$97,038$105,019$112,428
Maria Jimenez$105,889—$103,000———
Jesus Cano$39,420—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides low-income individuals and families with essential supplies, wellness programs, employment services, and resource navigation to meet immediate needs and support long-term stability.

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2 programs · $9.9M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Community Nourishment Programs

This group of services includes a food pantry (direct services to community), food bank (distribution through faith and community-based agencies), Buen Provecho Farmer's Market (unlimited fresh produce) and Little Health Store.

$7.5Mprogram expense
02

Here We Thrive is an umbrella for several services, chief among them: First Step services for the unhoused, Living Wise + Well supports for older adults, Pathways to Wellness (helping participants develop better health behaviors), Gateways Employment Services (work readiness & job placement) and Connections provides referrals & help with…

$2.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$98K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Money outPt IX
$11.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.9M
Managementcol C$608K
Fundraisingcol D$470K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$242K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$187K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$98K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$11.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$561K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$242K
Net assetsLn 32$10.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 61,834
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.6M$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$10.7M$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$234K$242K
Net assetsLn 32$10.4M$10.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.9M$2.9M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.0M$4.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$575K$74K$316K$186K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.7M$90K$117K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$147K$127K$13K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$199K$141K$34K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$962$962
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$208K$149K$34K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$58K$55K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$354K$272K$48K$34K
OccupancyLn 16$133K$119K$6K$8K
TravelLn 17$67K$67K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$239K$225K$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$52K$21K$30K$652
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$35K$10K$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.0M$9.9M$608K$470K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $10.8M$11.0M−$127K$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.3M$12.3M$954K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $11.5M$11.0M$467K$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.3M$9.6M$680K$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.0M$8.9M$79K$10.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,451,857 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,438,992$11,253,960
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $47,198$97,991
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,170$33,566
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,631$66,340
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,506,991$11,451,857
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,830,285$6,911,047
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,418,328$2,839,656
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $588,161$1,234,450
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,836,774$10,985,153
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$329,783$466,704
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,451,857 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$187,227
VIII-1e Government grants$1,977,950
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,088,783
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,870,411
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,253,960
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $97,991$97,991
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,399$31,399
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $62,864$62,864
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,167$2,167
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,476$3,476
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,991 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $99,906$11,451,857
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,985,153 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,879,731$2,879,731
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,031,316$4,031,316
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,889 · Management $315,880 · Fundraising $185,515$575,284
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,711,295 · Management $89,596 · Fundraising $117,376$1,918,267
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $127,251 · Management $13,365 · Fundraising $6,866$147,482
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $140,827 · Management $34,141 · Fundraising $23,655$198,623
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $962$962
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,000$19,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $148,741 · Management $34,115 · Fundraising $25,163$208,019
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $55,076 · Fundraising $2,650$57,726
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $272,136 · Management $47,706 · Fundraising $33,713$353,555
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $118,611 · Management $6,358 · Fundraising $7,924$132,893
IX-17 TravelPrograms $66,889$66,889
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $224,669 · Management $7,169 · Fundraising $7,169$239,007
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,254 · Management $29,674 · Fundraising $652$51,580
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,629 · Management $10,493 · Fundraising $59,697$104,819
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,906,314 · Management $608,459 · Fundraising $470,380$10,985,153
Part X · Balance sheet $11,056,762 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,171,599$1,427,924
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$561,081
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $252,238$845,378
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $279,485$317,492
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $76,821$64,223
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,571,108$6,335,743
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,306,123$1,504,921
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,657,374$11,056,762
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $234,319$242,464
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $234,319$242,464
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,123,727$10,379,525
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $299,328$434,773
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,423,055$10,814,298
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,657,374$11,056,762
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,814,298 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,451,857
XI-2 Total expenses$10,985,153
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$466,704
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,423,055
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$75,461
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,814,298

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